~𝕊𝕖𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝔽𝕝𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕤~

•The arisal of feelings•

'Oh my god? What the hell came over me?!,' you thought to yourself as you hid under the covers of your bed. You sighed, knowing that you'd have to face him later to give him a much needed formal apology. But for now, you stayed hidden in your room. Why did you do that?
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Soon after your little freak-out session, you eventually fell asleep. Not only from feeling physically exhausted, the flustering mess you became yesterday took a toll on you, causing you to be mentally exhausted as well. The night quickly faded, allowing the blistering yet satisfying sun to come up again, rays shining through your shoji doors. Realizing it was morning, you gradually awoke, stirring slightly.

When you came to, the thought of what happened yesterday came into relevance, making your cheeks dust a light pink. You still couldn't come up with an excuse as to why you took that course of action, but regardless you still owed Kyojuro an apology for both touching him without permission and running out like a lunatic afterwards.

You slowly got up, sliding your slippers on. Seeing as you didn't change out of your uniform the night before due to your reddened delirium, you quickly changed into formal clothing suited for comfortability. You were praying that no one else was awake, but since the sun was already up you could only assume it was after 10.

You slid your shoji open, closing it quietly. As usual, Shinjuro-sama was asleep, knocked out from the amount of sake he consumed. But it wasn't him you were worried about seeing, not in the slightest. You were worried about when you'd have to confront Kyojuro. Just the thought of the embarrassment you'll have to feel explaining yourself to him was unbearable to think about.

You walked into the kitchen, getting some tea and sipping it slowly. Once finished, you changed into a clean uniform, making sure you'd remind yourself to wash the other one later. Though you woke up late, you were still expecting to see Kyojuro for some reason. Since he didn't show up, you shrugged it off and began heading to the butterfly mansion for training.

You showed up and heard grunting coming from inside the grounds, meaning that there were already some others training there. Once you turned the corner, you realized it was none other than the infamous three. Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke were all sparring with each other, making you chuckle at their intense faces. You snuck up on them, scaring Tanjiro at least.

"Hey, guys! I see you're all healed up from recovery! How's training going?" You asked enthusiastically. "It's going great, (Y/N)! But we still have some ways to go before we get our strength back up due to how long we were in recovery, haha."

Tanjiro rubbed his neck nervously, but soon filled back up with determination. You chuckled softly and nodded. "Well, if you ever want to spar someone better, you should train with me!" You said teasingly, hoping to get under Inosuke's skin. You found it funny when he got angry, and he sure enough did just that.

After finishing your conversation with the boys and accomplishing your 'make Inosuke mad mission,' you entered the butterfly estate to greet Aoi and Shinobu. You were hoping she was back from her mission, wanting to speak with her. Sliding open the door to the recovery training area, you saw Aoi making steamed meat buns for the boys to eat later.

"Good morning, Aoi! How are you doing?" You asked in curiosity, as Aoi was usually cleaning around this time. "I finished my cleaning early, so I decided to make something for the boys since they're training so hard." You smiled, finding her gestures heartwarming.

"Aw, Aoi! That's so sweet of you!" You were always known to be modest, but you've seemed to have been more open than usual. "I bet they'll love it, you make the best meat buns!" She 'hmph'ed and you could see the pink dust her cheeks.